Example sentences of "[been] responsible for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is likely that the professionals who have been responsible for the running of such companies at local level will have been allied to the more liberal group among the upper protestant classes , as represented by such families as the O'Neills , who have looked to the English public schools for the right sort of education . |
| 2 | As head of Radio 2 's music department for the last four years , Ms Line has been responsible for the blend of easy listening that makes up 80 per cent of its 24-hours-a-day output , along with presenters such as Derek Jameson and Jimmy Young . |
| 3 | Leaders of ambulance crews argue that their industrial action , in protest at a 6.5 per cent pay offer , has exposed the lack of personnel which may have been responsible for the deaths . |
| 4 | The US , where Tie Rack now has 41 shops , has also been responsible for the first half loss . |
| 5 | Where there were departures from the common pattern special circumstances could often be identified which might have been responsible for the deviation . |
| 6 | After the war , Elliott had been responsible for the interrogation of the Russian spy Kim Philby before he defected . |
| 7 | One of the most interesting features of the building is the Trivulzio chapel through which the basilica is entered , its position on the original façade of the church having been responsible for the loss of the early , Romanesque , frontage . |
| 8 | Outmigration to cities in search of menial jobs or part-time work in nearby plantations provide remittances and reduce food demand , but these activities also reduce labour availability and have been responsible for the collapse of old-established terracing systems in the Middle and near East , particularly Yemen and also in the Andean part of Peru and Colombia . |
| 9 | A destructive flood was an annual possibility , and the god of Heaven Anu and the storm-god Enlil , who were believed to have been responsible for the decision to destroy mankind , were invoked in the incantation passages of the legend of the Flood . |
| 10 | When it came , the eruption was of massive proportions and deposited a great thickness of ash which completely buried the town , and it set off great tidal waves which may have been responsible for the termination of the Minoan civilization by ravaging the coastal towns all around Crete . |
| 11 | The Yard has always been responsible for the movement of vehicles and materials within the Works area . |
| 12 | At the University of Sheffield , Wood has been responsible for the design and development of a number of simulations of online services : FOSSILS , a simulation of DIALOG , BLAISERS a simulation of BLAISE MARC , MUTE-MEDLINE User Training Exercise and SSDC a simulation of SDC . |
| 13 | The Netherlands space agency , NIVR , had been responsible for the spacecraft that carries the telescope , and which houses the instruments to control the satellite 's ‘ attitude ’ , or pointing direction , and to store the data collected . |
| 14 | It was Allen he asked as though he believed it was he who had been responsible for the verderer 's disappearance . |
| 15 | Our surgical orthopaedic tradition and our professionally qualified consultants have been responsible for the design of thousands of OBAS ( single and double ) beds to specifications dictated by weight , shape and medical history of each of our customers , including doctors ' diagnosis , where known . |
| 16 | It was opened in 1985 by its owners , Tim and Kit Kemp , and it is Kit who has been responsible for the interior decor throughout . |
| 17 | When ivy is seen growing throughout the crown of a dying tree it has rarely been responsible for the tree 's decline but has taken advantage of the crown which now lets through enough light for the ivy to grow away . |
| 18 | In addition , having had several days in which to think about it , she could see quite clearly how it had been responsible for the problems which had been harassing her all her life . |
| 19 | Government agents were suspected , but it was also realised that a freelance group could have been responsible for the killings . |
| 20 | An expert on explosives he had been responsible for the design and building of this 4½ tons charge . |
| 21 | The costs and risks involved indicated that it would have been very difficult to convince investors to invest in the generating company National Power if it had been responsible for the nuclear power stations , even though it had been given control of the majority of the generating capacity in order to compensate for this . |
| 22 | ‘ He lost his temper when he assumed the children had been responsible for the doors being open . ’ |
| 23 | Crash investigators believe fractured pins may have been responsible for the El Al cargo jet crash . |
| 24 | Although the assassination of Buckingham could have provided a fresh start , on the assumption that he had been responsible for the King 's policies , there was no redress of grievances . |
| 25 | A police spokesman said a third car — believed to be a black Citroen — may have been responsible for the accident . |
| 26 | It was felt that Manson and his Family had not only been responsible for the death of seven people , but also for the death of innocence , and suddenly hippies were n't cute or funny any more . |
| 27 | Grant Fox , for instance , was sorely troubled by the allegations that he had been part of an Auckland spearhead which had had Shelford removed , and that his personal failings had been responsible for the indifferent play in Argentina and the loss of the Sydney Test to Australia . |
| 28 | An itch of fascination at this utterly different , aberrant creature twisted within Lexandro , into rage — at the sly , inhuman intelligence which must have been responsible for the loss of those brave champions of Humanity who now lay lifeless in caskets . |
| 29 | And lastly , but by no means least , are the tsunami effects , vast tidal waves usually generated by undersea earthquakes : those tsunami have been responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people at a time when they struck low-lying coastal areas . ’ |
| 30 | The Gulf War may have been responsible for the postponement of the finals of the Head/Isrotel/Tennis World tournament , which were due to be staged at the end of 1990 , for one year , but it certainly did n't dampen the enjoyment of the 12 regional winners who eventually took off for Eliat at the end of November 1991 . |